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Has it ever crossed your mind that if you were sentenced to the death penalty, it would be fair to have your life taking away? The death penalty is a very sensitive topic which I would like to discuss. In my opinion taking someone's life is very foul and my essay will be very bias against the death penalty. Money, morality, and deterrence are the main factors in which I disagree with the death penalty; Unnecessary money is being misused, causes conflicts amongst religions, and has not proved to be effective. The death penalty is a subject that has been overlooked since the eighteen century B.C. The cost for executing is one of the main reasons many are apposed to it. According to, ProCon.org it costs more to execute someone rather than keep them in jail for life. Approximately, it costs around 2 million dollars a case as apposed to 1 million for life in prison. Execution is paid through tax payers, which is another reason why multitude of people disagree with it. If the money is being spent on executions, why not instead help those whom have been affected by the crime? Religion also plays a big role in executions. Capital punishment goes against almost every religion, although it is allowed amongst many religions. Christianity is one of the few religions which is pro-choice. Stated by The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints, "we neither promote nor oppose capital punishment". At variance from Buddhism, the first step to joining the religion requires individuals to abstain from injuring or killing all living creatures. Therefore, religion is always involved. Deterrence is also a major factor in the death penalty. Some would say its common sense for someone to fear death, leading to less crime and murder. But scientific studies fail to show that executions are more affective than prison in life. Also, there have been many cases in which the individual that is executed has later been proven to be innocent. There has been 34 cases in the U.S., from 1992...

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THESIS: Is the deathpenalty right or wrong? Advocates for the deathpenalty and abolitionist against the deathpenalty have debated this issue since the inception of capital punishment. Advocates supporting foundation for the deathpenalty is that it is deterrence because it prevents future murders; and that in the deathpenalty serves as retribution because in a just society, if someone takes a life then they should give their life. Abolitionist is against the deathpenalty because they feel it is immoral, applied unfairly and serves to sanction revenge instead of retribution.
I. The DeathPenalty Does Not Deter Murder
A. The deathpenalty is immoral
B. Application of the deathpenalty is fairly applied
II. The DeathPenalty Does Deter Murder
A. Capital punishment is morally justified
III. Many Countries Have Abolished the DeathPenalty
II. Conclusion
The DeathPenalty Does Not Deter Murder
The deathpenalty is not a successful tool for deterring murder because people commit murder for different reasons and they do not think about the deathpenalty before...

...﻿John Vera
English 101H
Professor Kaufman
23 October 2014
Is the DeathPenalty Actually Effective?
Of the many crimes one could commit, murder, felony manslaughter, espionage, genocide, and treason are a few of the crimes that can lead to one paying with the ultimate price, their own life. Lethal injection, gas chamber, firing squad, electrocution, and hanging are the methods of death afforded for those who commit such heinous acts. However, does knowing the possible consequences of capital offenses deter individuals from committing the crimes? Did it make you stop and think? In the United States the deathpenalty is used as a punishment for capital offenses. These specifically can vary from state to state, but commonly include first-degree murder, murder with special circumstances, rape with additional bodily harm, and the federal crime of treason. (Facts) The goal of the deathpenalty then, is to deter these crimes from even taking place, to be so feared that offenders think twice about committing such horrible crimes. But does it? In the following paper, the above question will attempt to be answered by looking at the background of capital punishment and the deathpenalty, the ideas behind it, viable alternatives, and finally, the effectiveness of the deathpenalty at deterring crime.
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Pros and Cons of the DeathPenalty
The deathpenalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death as a punishment for a crime. The deathpenalties are usually carried out for retribution of a heinous murder committed, such as aggravated murder, felony killing or contract killing. Every state handles what method they want to use to put a person to death according to their state laws. The deathpenalty is given by lethal injection, electrocution; gas chamber firing squad and hanging are some of the ways that certain states may carry out their deathpenalty procedures. I will present some views and personal opinion dealing with the pros and cons of the deathpenalty. The deathpenalty is such a life altering subject that affects all parties’ lives that are involved in the deathpenalty process. I personally have mixed feeling about the deathpenalty. I don’t know really if I would be a person that would support the deathpenalty or not. I do feel that murdering someone is wrong, and since no one really close to me has never been murdered. I don’t know if my feeling would change as being a supporter for the deathpenalty or not. I can...

...Crime
The deathpenalty is a form of punishment used for convicted criminals who have committed a capital crime. Initially, the first established deathpenalty laws date as far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the city-state of Babylon. The deathpenalty was used for about 25 different crimes stated in the Hammaurabi Code. By the Tenth Century A.D. Britain adopted this method as a usual punishment for many crimes. Eventually, when the colonies in the Americas were starting to be created, the British brought over many cultural practices including the deathpenalty. The first recorded execution that took place in the colonies was in 1608, to Captain George Kendall who was a convicted spy for Spain. Yet in the 1960’s all of the sudden the deathpenalty was to be considered “cruel and unusual” punishment, but if it was, then why has it been used for so many centuries? When in reality, the deathpenalty should be used and enforced by every country and state for capital crimes, because it is a physiological deterrent and it is justifiable for the crimes committed.
To begin, the deathpenalty is considered a physiological deterrent. A physiological deterrent is something that prevents actions through fear of punishment. Considering the previous statement, statistics show that...

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Introduction
Progressively, in the way of social evolution, an agreement forms among people and nations that given practices cannot be tolerated at all times. Examples of this are ritual human sacrifice, physical torture that is condemned by many nations worldwide and slavery that has been abandoned largely. Remnants of these practices may go on, but those are anomalies that go on to underscore the facts that the world is turning against these evil practices. Many nations worldwide has currently abandoned the usage of the deathpenalty. Consent against the use of deathpenalty has not been formed by the world (Stuart, 2002).
The most popular countries worldwide, China, executes a lot of people yearly and the United States which are the most powerful nation uses deathpenalty time to time. Worldwide, eighty four nations have retained the use of deathpenalty. On the other hand, the number of nations using deathpenalty is reducing and there are possibilities that worldwide opinions and pressure are going to gradually influence all nations in abandoning deathpenalty. This paper will look at the trends used in eradication of deathpenalty and advantages and disadvantages of...

...﻿ One of the most common, and controversial arguments in today’s society is the use of the deathpenalty as punishment. Capital punishment is considered paying the ultimate consequence for your actions. Some argue it is inhumane and too harsh of an action to take, while others applaud the justice system for implementing it for certain criminals. I strongly believe in the latter. Today, it is all too common to give out second chances, often to the undeserving. Murder is an unforgivable act, therefore, the deathpenalty should be administered to all those who commit heinous crimes.
Capital punishment, more commonly referred to as the deathpenalty, “is the legally authorized killing of someone as a punishment for a crime.” (dictionary.reference.com) Supporters of capital punishment believe that life is sacred, but make a point that it is not only disrespectful, but would be a wrong doing to an innocent murder victim, to allow the murderer even the slightest chance of killing again. The deathpenalty is viewed by supporters as a necessary action in order to protect the innocent.
When arguing against capital punishment, a common point is that it is an inhuman act, and that there is never any justification for cruel and unusual punishment, under any circumstance, when involving a human life. (Amnesty International) But, imagine you lost someone dear to you through a...

... DeathPenalty in the U.S
Every year, 10,189,902 crimes are committed in the U.S. Among these number, 14,827 murders and 84,376 are recorded every year. However, the capital punishment is the legal authorization of killing someone as a punishment for a crime. Even though it is legal in the U.S, a certain number of people are against it. Indeed, the deathpenalty can be seen as a barbaric act, but killing someone or committing another major crime is also a barbaric act. Certainly, the deathpenalty should be effective for many reasons.
The first reasons why capital punishment should be effective is for the impediment of major crimes. Every human being has the fear of dying even if we know that we will all die one day. For instance, those who commit crimes such as kidnapping, murder, rape, human traffic, terrorism, and other major offenses, capital punishment must be effective for them, because an example should be given to others who may try to commit those crimes. James L. Melton said that, if the television starts promoting the visual aid at 8pm of how people are roughly treated to death, and how criminals are executed, crimes could diminish and, people would support the deathpenalty (1997). Some people say that we should kill crime not criminals, in contrast we should kill criminals and automatically there is no crime because the...

...DeathPenalty
I agree with the deathpenalty, but to make the debate I disagree with deathpenalty
*reasons
1. Morality
Whether state and federal governments deserve to kill someone
2. Deterrence
People fear nothing more than death. / There is no credible evidence that the deathpenalty deters crime more effectively than long terms of imprisonment.
3. Retribution
It is same with revenge
4. Mistakes
1 of 7 cases was wrong conviction.
5. Cost of DeathPenalty
Too expensive – statistics
6. Who pays the penalty?
http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/The_Innocent_and_the_Death_Penalty.php?gclid=CIHr4P_t1bgCFcOh4AodHT0AKA
http://www.innocenceproject.org/understand/Snitches-Informants.php?gclid=CM3q6Y7p1bgCFZOk4Aodc20ANg
http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002000
Cost of deathpenalty - http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty
https://www.facebook.com/TheDeathPenaltyToday
1 so, we disagree with the deathpenalty.
2 hear is one story
3 his name is timothy evans
4 London. In January 1950, he was sentenced to death for murder of his wife and daughter.
5 he insisted that his neighbor, john Christie, killed them but it was not accepted and he died.
6 after his...